Does use of advanced information technology in commercial minimum data set systems improve quality of nursing home care?

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-127

  Liu, Darren ^a   Castle, Nicholas G ^b   Diesel, Jill ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Information systems; Medical informatics applications; Quality measures; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949324436     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860609354637     Document Type: Article

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